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Inglis release 805-lot catalogue for the 2025 edition of the sale at Riverside orth England (Farnan), Within The Law (Lucky Vega) and Gobi Desert (Too Darn Hot) have two things in common: They’re all winners of some of the most important races among the handful of two-year-old events so far this season. And they all... Read More
Te Akau’s Captured By Love superb in 1,000 Guineas
The emerging rivalry between exciting fillies Alabama Lass (Alabama Express) and Captured By Love (Written Tycoon) swung back in the latter’s favour when she produced an outstanding performance in Saturday’s New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton. The Matamata-trained stars clashed for the first time in the Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m)... Read More
Jasmin Rouge causes a huge upset at Caulfield
Having finished a modest third on debut at Bendigo last month, the Clinton McDonald-trained Jasmin Rouge showed her talent when she got up in the dying strides to win Saturday’s Group 3 Thoroughbred Club of Australia Stakes at Caulfield. Given a fine ride by Ben Melham, the three-year-old produced a fine last–gasp effort to beat... Read More
Kimochi repays Yulong’s faith in Rupert Clarke
Saturday’s $1 million Rupert Clarke Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield provided a dream result for trainer Gary Portelli when Kimochi (4 m Brave Smash – Summer Fun) captured a maiden Group 1 success in the green and white colours of her relatively new owners, Yulong. After disappointing last time when seventh in the Empire... Read More
Bell River’s Another Prophet springs surprise in Guineas
Brazen Beau filly hands all-conquering trainer Ciaron Maher a 50th Group 1 winner Ciaron Maher’s remarkable spring continued when Another Prophet (Brazen Beau) proclaimed herself a top class filly with victory in Caulfield’s Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) on Saturday, handing the trainer his first win in the race and a 50th Group 1 success. ... Read More
‘The world is watching and for all the wrong reasons’
Gosford’s The Coast elevated to Listed status as the list of Racing NSW’s independently upgraded races grows to 16 Prominent breeding industry figures from both sides of the Tasman directly affected by NSW’s ongoing black type debacle have called for an urgent resolution as the issue lurches further towards crisis. It comes as another NSW... Read More